Portable stall.



110.721,540. v PATENTED PEB.24,1903.

' G. B. BUCKINGHAM.

PORTABLE STALL..

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 26. 1902.

PATBNTBD FEB. 24, 1903.`

G. B. BUGKINGHAM.

PORTABLE STALL. APBLIOATION FILED JUNE 26. 1902.

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@ihwoo'zo 22,422/ ff UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE B. BUCKINGHAM, OF BROOKVILLE, INDIANA.

PORTABLE STAL'L.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 721,540, dated February 24, 1903.

Application filed .Tune 26,1902.

T0 all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. BUoKINe- HAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brookville, in the county of Franklin Y and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Portable Stall, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to portable stalls especially designed for treating horses, cattle, and other animals having fractured, sprained, or diseased limbs.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a portable and sectionalstall so constructed and arranged thatsections of the floor and sides may be removed for giving access to the particular limb which has beeninj ured.

A further object of the vinvention is to provide means for partitioning off the other limbs of the animal, so as to prevent the animal from kicking the diseased or injured limb; further, to provide means for supporting the weight of the body and limbs of the animal and preventing the animal from throwing a portion or all of its weight upon the injured limb.

The stall is so constructed that it may be taken apart for transportation or storage and when set up may be moved from place to place upon asuitable truck while still containing the injured animal.v

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter `fully described, illustrated, vand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is aside elevation of the portable stall constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isan end View of a stall. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section through the stall, -taken on the'line 4 4 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 is a similar section taken through the trough or manger on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one ofthe removable side panels or sections. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing one of Serial No. 113,276. (No model.)

the standards and the arrangement of stops or keepers for retaining the side panels or sections in place.

Like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in all figures of the drawings.

The portable stall contemplated in this invention comprises longitudinal base-timbers l, extending along opposite sides of the stall and connected by cross-bars 2, arranged at suitable intervals and forming seats for a series of parallel floor-supports 3, which extend longitudinally of the stall and are arranged one at each side of the stall and one about centrally thereof, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. `The floor 4 is supported directly upon the longitudinalbars 3 and comprises a series of removable floor-sections 6, four of such sections being by preference employed, each section being adapted to support one of the animals limbs. The sections 6 extend about half-way across the stall, meeting at a cen.

tions are provided on lthe under side with cleats S, which serve to hold the floor-sections in proper place, but admit ot said sections being lifted and removed after having removed the corresponding side panel or panels hereinafter described.

Extending upward from the base-timbers 1 -are corner-standards 9, and between the corner-standards are intermediate standards 10, arranged at the sides of the .stall and connected with the corner-standards at one end of the stall bymeans of side rails 11, which form the supports for the sling hereinafter described. Interposed between the side rails 11 and the base-timbers 1 are 'short intermediate standards 12. The spaces `between the standards 12 and the longer standards 9 and is best illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, wherein it will be seen that stops 16 are secured to the inner sides of the standards to prevent the side panels from falling inward, the pro- IOO jecting ends of the cleats lll being held between the upper portions of the keepers 15 and the stops 16 and resting on shoulders 17 of the keepers. The keepers are further provided with beveled or inclined edges 1S to facilitate the placing of the side panels in position.

The standards 9 and 10 are connected at their upper ends by longitudinal top bars 19, the latter in turn being connected by a series of cross-bars 20, the standards and crossbars being further connected by inclined braces 2l.

At the entrance end of the stall there is arranged a central end standard 22, which is best illustrated in Fig 3, the lower end of said standard being bifurcated or slotted, as shown at 24, to embrace a central iioorsup port 3, the lower end of said standard being insertible through an opening 25 in the stallloor. The standard 23 is also provided with a longitudinal slot or mortise 26, which is adapted to receive and admit of the insertion of a central longitudinal partition or divid ing-board 27, which extends the entire length of the stall and has its inner end received between parallel cleats 28, secured to the feedtrough or manger, as shown in Fig. 2. The partition 27 is designed to pass between the legs of the animal and is provided about centrally with mortises or sockets 29 to receive tenons on a small transverse partition 30, which is insertible between the partition 27 and either side of the stall for the purpose of separating the front and hind feet on one side. The outer edge of the transverse partition 30 is received between and held by cleats-3l on the sides of the stall. It will thus be seen that by means of the longitudinal transverse partitions the animals limbs are kept separated, thus avoiding injury to the injured limb and also obviating danger to the persons treating the limb.

The weight or a portion of the weight of the animals body may be supported by means of a sling 32 of flexible material, such as canvas or leather, adapted to reach across the stall, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and provided with straps 33, having a series of holes adapted to take over pins or studs 34, projecting outward from the supporting side rails 11. In this way the sling may be adjusted and raised or lowered to suit the height of the animal. The sling is not essential in some cases, as the animal can readily support himself on the uninjured limbs; but it is pre ferred to place the sling in position, so that it may be used in cases of emergency and to prevent the animal from throwing too much weight on the injured limb. The sling is used principally to prevent the horse from falling, as it will be seen that the injured limb may be treated without the necessity of supporting the weight of the animals body in and upon the sling.

At one end of the stall there is arranged a manger or feed-trough, comprising oppositely-arranged sides 35, having parallel cleats 36 on the outside to fit between the standards 9 and 10 and other sets of parallel cleats 37 upon the inner side to receive the edges of the front and rear sides 38 of the trough. In this way all sides of the trough are made readily removable for purposes of transportation. The trough is also by preference provided with a small compartment 39 for mixed feed, the same comprising a bottom 40, which rests upon horizontal supporting-strips al, and a side 42, which is held between parallel cleats or guides 43 on the front andrear sides 38 of the trough.

In placing the animal in the stall the partitions 27 and 30 are removed and the end standard 23 taken out. After the animal is directed into the stall the standard 23 is replaced in position, the upper end thereof being held by a pin or other suitable fastener 44:. The longitudinal partition 27 is then slid into place, after which the short transverse partition 30 is introduced at the same side of the stall as that on which the injured limb is located. Finally, the sling 32 is properly adjusted in place. The proper side panel or section 13 is then removed, after which the corresponding floor-section 6 is taken out. This leaves the injured limb without any support, preventing the animal from bearing any weight thereon and giving ready access to the veterinary surgeon for the purpose of treating the injured limb. After the animal has been treated he may be removed from the stall, or the stall may be mounted upon a suitable truck and moved from place to place.

It will be apparent that changes may be made in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction without departing from the principle or sacricing any of the advantages of the invention, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

l. A stall for the treatment of animals comprising a suitable frame, and a series of detachable floor-sections, substantially as described.

2. In a stall for treating injured animals, a series of removable floor-sections, in combination with a series of removable side panels or sections, substantially as described.

3. In a stall for treating injured animals, a detachable partition insertible between the legs of the animal, in combination with a series of removable floor-sections arranged at opposite sides of the partition and made independently detachable, substantially as de scribed.

4. In a stall for treating injured animals, the combination with removable partitions insertible between the legs of the animal, of a series of removable side panels arranged at IIO of a series of removable side panels provided with retaining-cleats adapted to engage said keepers, substantially as described.

l 7. In a stall for treating injured animals, the combination with a suitable base-frame and floor, of standards extending upward therefrom, keepers and stops connected with said standards, and removable panels having retaining-cleats receivable between the said keepers and stops, substantially as described.

8. In a stall for Ytreating injured animals, the combination with a base-frame, and door, and standards extending upward therefrom, of a removable central end standard provided with a longitudinal slot or mortise, and a removable partition insertible through the slot or mortise of the end standard, substantially as described.`

9. In a stall for treating injured animals, the combination with a base-frame, a oor, and standards extending upward therefrom, of partitions insertible between the legs of the animal, horizontal side rails connecting the standards, and a detachable sling supported by the side rails, substantially as described.

l0. In a stall for treating injured animals, the combination with a base-frame, and ioor, and standards extending upward therefrom, of a central end standard provided with a longitudinal slot or mortise, a longitudinal partition insertible through said standard and between the legs of the animal, and a transverse partition havinga mortise-and-tenon engagement with the longitudinal partition and shiftable from one side to the other from said longitudinal partition,substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEO. B. BUCKINGHAM. 

